SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flight

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, United States — SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket soared through Texas’s golden-hour skies Monday before splashing down successfully, as the US company vies to silence critics who doubt Elon Musk’s startup can deliver NASA’s lunar projects on time. In its 11th test voyage, the enormous rocket took off Monday from Space X’s south Texas launch facilities just after 6:25pm local time (2325 GMT), according to a live video feed which also featured resounding applause from engineering teams. READ: Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown Super Heavy Its rocket booster known was Super Heavy landed in Gulf […]... Keep on reading: SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flight